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Surface-mount technology
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Surface-mount technology, originally called planar mounting, is a method in which the electrical components are mounted directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board. An electrical component mo
Surface-mount components on a USB flash drive's circuit board. The small rectangular chips with numbers are resistors, while the unmarked small rectan
Surface-mount components on a USB flash drive's circuit board. The small rectangular chips with numbers are resistors, while the unmarked small rectangular chips are capacitors. The capacitors and resistors pictured are 0603 (1608 metric) package sizes, along with a very slightly larger 0805 (2012 metric) ferrite bead.
Surface-mount capacitor
Surface-mount capacitor
A MOSFET, placed upon a British postage stamp for size comparison.
A MOSFET, placed upon a British postage stamp for size comparison.
Assembly line with pick-and-place machines
Assembly line with pick-and-place machines
Pick-and-place machine
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Surface-mount technology component placement systems, commonly called pick-and-place machines, are robotic machines which are used to place surface-mount devices onto a printed circuit board. They are
Surface-mount technology
…a screen printing process. It can also be applied by a jet-printing mechanism, similar to an inkjet printer. After pasting, the boards proceed to the pick-and-place machines, where they are placed on a conveyor belt. The components to be placed on the boards are usually delivered to the production line in either paper/plastic…
Internal details of a two head, gantry style pick-and-place JUKI SMT machine. In the foreground are tape and reel feeders, then the (currently empty)
Internal details of a two head, gantry style pick-and-place JUKI SMT machine. In the foreground are tape and reel feeders, then the (currently empty) conveyor belt for printed circuit boards, and in back are large parts in a tray. The gantry carries two pickup nozzles, flanking a camera (marked "do not touch" to avoid fingerprints on the lens).
Tape-and-reel feed mechanism used to load components into a pick-and-place machine
Tape-and-reel feed mechanism used to load components into a pick-and-place machine
SMD pick-and-place machine (with simulated motion blurs)
SMD pick-and-place machine (with simulated motion blurs)